tinpan
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Hi all, Tried my luck this weekend at a local picnic ground. Not used since the 1950's For nearly 90- yeras the local church use to hold a sunday afternoon picnic on the flats of the local creek. Most of the trees died or got burnt down in the big fires we had a few years ago.Many of the families of the cornish miners had little wealth and didn,t even own a horse. Yep walk so the location was a spot on the local creek away from the town. In the spring they held this event once a month.After the ww2 cars became more affordable and poeple began to travel more. This spelt the end of the local event.
Children played in the water with the watchful of the women and the men had a refreshment table under the trees . Yes couldn,t buy beer on Sunday, all the bars were closed. Sneaky they were as behind the trees they hid green glass beer bottles and tipped the beer into pottery jugs. 2 penny a jug and all taking went to the church fund. Local cops turned a blind eye and often enjoyed themsevles.Plenty of pennies but not much else.
tinpan
Children played in the water with the watchful of the women and the men had a refreshment table under the trees . Yes couldn,t buy beer on Sunday, all the bars were closed. Sneaky they were as behind the trees they hid green glass beer bottles and tipped the beer into pottery jugs. 2 penny a jug and all taking went to the church fund. Local cops turned a blind eye and often enjoyed themsevles.Plenty of pennies but not much else.
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